Essay


LINKS:
Voicethread: https://voicethread.com/?#u1372261.b1441253.i7613205
Prezi: http://prezi.com/jnqzengh1dtr/corrido/

Notes:
Corrido History
· Corrido originated when Spanish came to mexico and started playing their music What kind of music did the Spaniards bring? How did it change or merge to form the corrido?
· It became very popular in the Spanish civil war when they would sing corridos about famous warriors and war heroes
· It then became reinvented during the Mexican revolution when women joined the fight



Format of Corrido
Corridos are a song but they also show history because they are stories
1. Singer’s initial address to the audience
2. Place, time, and name of main character
3. Antecedents to the arguments of the main character
4. Message
5. Main character’s farewell
6. Composer’s farewell


Corrido in Modern Times
· Linda Ronstadt
· Narcorrido



Works Cited
Figueroa, Evelyn. "Corridos Sin Fronteras." Corridos Sin Fronteras. Smithsonian Institution. Web. 14 Oct. 2010. <http://www.corridos.org/>.
Hernandez, Guillermo E. "What Is a Corrido." Welcome to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. UCLA. Web. 14 Oct. 2010. <http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/center/events/whatisacorrido.html>.
Linhard, Tabea Alexa. Fearless Women in the Mexican Revolution and the Spanish Civil War. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri, 2005. Print.